Horse collar



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A. GERMUNDSON HORSE COLLAR Filed A ril 17. 1923 Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

' lTED STATES ALBERT GERMUNDSON, OF ELBOWLAK'E, MINNESOTA.

HORSE COLLAR.

Application filed April 17, 1923. Serial No. 632,737.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT GERMUNDSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Elbow Lake, in the county of- Grant and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse collars, and has special reference to an improved neck pad and end securing means for horse collars of the typeused in draft harnesses.

One important object of the invention is to improve the general construction of devices of this character.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improved collar cap or neck pad for use in connection with horse collars having open upper ends.

A third important object of the invention is to provide a novel combination of collar cap or neck pad, top pad and fastening means in such a collar.

WVith the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter be apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a horse collar showing the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collar cap or neck band removed.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the top of a collar showing the improved construction.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the top pad.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the top pad.

In the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated, there is disclosed a horse collar 10 of the ordinary type having its upper end open. This upper end rests, as is usual, on the top of the horses neck, and below the spaced terminal portions 11 of such upper end there is provided a collar cap or neck pad which consists of a metallic plate 12 extending longitudinally of the terminal portions 11, and lying beneath said portions, said plate being curved to fit these ortions in the direction of its length, and being also transversely curved as can be clearly seen by reference to Fig 2. Thus, the plate is made in the form of a channelled arch. 1

To this plate is secured a leather pad 13,

which conforms in shape to the plate and extends beyond the same around its periphery, the longer edges of the pad beingsecured to the front and back edges of the plate 12 by means of rivets 14.. Thus the pad has front and rear flangesformed by the peculiar curvature of the plate to which it .is attached. 7 Extending upward from the center of the plate 12 between the terminal portions 11 is a staple 14: having a roller sleeve 15 thereon. This staple passes through an opening 16 formed in the top pad 17 of the collar cap. This top pad 17 is formed to fit on the outer part of the terminal portions 11, and is provided with front and rear flanges indicated respectively at 18 and 19.

Secured to the collar cap or neck pad are certain straps 20, through which the ends 11 project, and on the collar adjacent one of these ends 11 is sewed a billet 21 carrying a buckle 22, which receives the end of a strap 23, secured to the other terminal portion 11 of said collar. This strap 23 passes through the staple 14 so that the top pad is prevented from displacement, both by the staple and the strap 23.

It will be observed that by means of this construction, the several parts are very securely held together, while the arrangement is such as to greatly conduce to the ease of the animal Wearing the: collar, and to prevent chafing and neck sores. 7

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In a collar of the class described, a collar cap comprising a metallic plate curved lonitudinally to fit the upper part of the collar and curved transversely to provide front and rear flange portions, a pad beneath said plate and shaped to conform thereto and to project peripherally beyond the plate, means to secure the pad fixedly to the front and rear edges of said plate, the curvature transversely of the plateandpad being arranged to prevent contact of the securing means with the neck of an animal, a staple projecting upwardly from the center of the plate and adapted to lie between the terminal ends of the collar, a top pad having an openingthereinfitted on top of said collar and bridging the joint between the free ends of the collar, said i staple passing through said o'pening,;inejans for securing the collar nds and top cap and top pad together including o a strip passing through said-staplasaid strip being "secured to the collar onbne side of the terminal ends or the collar, and means for connecting-tl'ie said strip to the collar on the opposite side 20 of the terminal ends.

2. The combination with a horse ha having spaced terminal upper ends, of a top cap or neck pad consisting of a plate curved to fit said ends and curved transversely to form a channel-like structure, a leather pad secured to said plate and resting beneath the same, said pad being secured to the plate at the front and rear marginal portions only, a staple projecting upward from said plate between the collar ends, a top pad having an opening therein Wherethrough said staple passes, saidp'ad resting on 'the terminal ends of the collar and being provided With front and rear flanges, a billet and buckle secured to one side of the collar adjacent the terminal end, and a pe1-forate'd strap secured to the otherside of the collar adjacent its terminal end and extending through said staple and engaging said buckle. V

ALBERT GEnM NDson. 

